Declaration of National Policy and Program.
Section 2
SEC. 2. Declaration of National Policy and Program. - It is hereby declared to be the national policy to give priority to invention and its utilization on the country's productive systems and national life; and to this end provide incentives to inventors and protect their exclusive right to their invention, particularly when the invention is beneficial to the people and contributes to national development and progress. Pursuant to the national policy, the Government shall provide a program to set up a climate conducive to invention and innovation, give encouragement and support to inventors who are creative and resourceful, as well as imbued with a deep sense of nationalism, and maximize the capability and productivity of inventors through incentives and other forms of assistance and support.